View Search

Find columns and cell values anywhere in your current view without leaving the page.

Where it lives

• Desktop — a pill-shaped search box sits in the top toolbar, to the right of the Help menu.
• Mobile — open the hamburger menu and tap Search. The results dialog appears with its own search input at the top.
• Anywhere — press Ctrl + K (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + K (macOS) to focus the search box from any part of the app.

What it searches

Every search is scoped to the current view only — it covers two distinct things:

1. Metadata — the table name and every column in the view. Matches on display name, database column name, API field name, or data type.
2. Row data — every cell in the view, case-insensitively, across the entire table (not just the rows currently on screen). JSON blobs, dates and numbers are included too, so 42 matches a row with age = 42 and 2025-11 matches any date cell in November 2025.

Using the results dialog

As you type, the dialog opens with two clearly separated sections:

• Metadata — green-themed cards for table / column matches. Each card has an Edit metadata button that jumps to the column in the table and opens its properties panel for editing.
• Row Data — blue-themed cards for cell-value matches. Each card shows the matched value, which row it belongs to, and which column contained it. Cards include two quick actions:
  • Copy value — copies the cell value to your clipboard (with a brief check-mark confirmation).
  • Filter by value — adds a temporary LIKE filter for that column + value. The Save Preset button starts flashing so you can persist the filter if the search turned out to be useful; otherwise it's thrown away on the next refresh.

If your query matches more rows than the server returns in one response, a note appears under the Row Data heading: "Showing the first N matches. Refine your search for more specific results."

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
Ctrl/⌘ + K	Focus the search box from anywhere
↑ / ↓	Move between results
Enter	Activate the selected result
Esc	Close the dialog

Activating a result

• Metadata result — the dialog closes, the matching column header scrolls into view and briefly pulses green, and its properties panel opens so you can edit the column.
• Row Data result — the dialog closes and the properties panel opens for the matched column. If the matching row happens to be on the currently loaded page, the row is also scrolled into view and the matched cell pulses yellow; otherwise the quick actions on the card (Copy value, Filter by value) are the fastest way to act on the match.

Tips

• Search is case-insensitive in both directions: AMSTERDAM, amsterdam and AmsterDam all match the same cells.
• The query matches anywhere in a cell — substring, not whole-word. Use longer, more specific terms to narrow results.
• Use Filter by value on a row match to quickly convert a one-off search into a persistent filter in your view.